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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rukaya" <info@slapon.info>
Reply-To: aishafarukayam@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 03:10:50 +0700
Subject: my subject

Dear Comrade,

I hope that I not offend you. Anyway,i found your email through your country email data base because of how important is it to me, reaching out to some one like for something serious, let me introduce myself. My name is Fatima Rukaya Mohammad, I'm a widow living here in Tartous, Syria. I hope that you hear about this country? My country located Middle East, Mediterranean coast of Syria.

I search for serious Tie up Mongol in business as my investment partner, because i want to move my investment plan out this chaos situation in in Syria, nothing is working out here, everything is dead and we live in fear, i need to get out from here as soon things can work out the way i am planning it before is too late for me , So, i want to invest in your company that shares the same investment idea and ready to execute it under his/her custody while i will seeking means to eave.

If you are interested to meet up with the feasibility study of investment in your country, it will be acceptable after diagnosed it, I wait for your reply.

thanks

Rukaya


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